I am more than happy for the easiest draw all the way to the final !
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Think we have a decent chance at Europa either way. We"ll need to keep fielding a strong team in PL to compete for Europa places, you can't chance everything on winning a final.
United, Leicester, Milan all good sides but not exactly unbeatable. Now, we've been horrendous against any half decent side (except for Leeds) since the beginning of December, so something is going to have to change.
United, Leicester, Milan all good sides but not exactly unbeatable. Now, we've been horrendous against any half decent side (except for Leeds) since the beginning of December, so something is going to have to change.
Yep all the other teams fielded Joe Rodon without registering him.
The odds currently reflect that Woolwich, Milan, Leicester, Leverkusen, Ajax, Napoli still have quite a bit of work to do to get through current round (Only us and Man U are basically though with Villarreal and Roma highly likely through)
Assuming majority of the clubs listed get through to Last 16 our odds will lengthen tomorrow evening, and then could go anywhere based on Last 16 draw.
Friday afternoon we would be favourites if say ManU get Milan, and we get someone like Molde. Alternatively we could be 5th or 6th favourites if we get tough draw.
I don't where to start.
You're good and I want some of that optimism but can we agree on "a bit of a challenge" ?
No team in the history of the premier league has been 9th at this stage of the season and finished top 4. Historically speaking the top 4 will come from the teams currently 1-5th. Maybe 6th at a push.
Add in the fact we have lost 5 out of last 10 games I think people need to accept top 4 is gone. Too many teams above us need to drop points while we massively change our own form. Top 8 is realistic. Top 6 will be hard.
After 2/3 of the season there’s usually a reason to be in your league position.
Even if we replicate our first 14 games (a period that saw us top) we only get to 61 points.
EUROPEAN GLORY OR BUST!!!!
Add in the fact we have lost 5 out of last 10 games I think people need to accept top 4 is gone. Too many teams above us need to drop points while we massively change our own form. Top 8 is realistic. Top 6 will be hard.
After 2/3 of the season there’s usually a reason to be in your league position.
Even if we replicate our first 14 games (a period that saw us top) we only get to 61 points.
EUROPEAN GLORY OR BUST!!!!
Stupid thread, can do both.
Insult of insulting me, just answer the question.
Why bother posting on the thread if it's just rude without engaging with the substance?
Many posters think you meant sacrificing league games even when they aren't near a Europa match. They haven't read properly what you wrote.
Ridiculous thread .
Prime deluded bollocks
Prime deluded bollocks
Yeh that's because they don't want to answer about when to drop the likes of kane & son as it doesn't look good for their argument. They are basically saying don't rest players but don't over play them. Which is a contradiction. Unless you believe the likes of kane can play 3 games in a week without it negatively affecting his performance. Then you have a point. But I disagree with that point. Kane & son etc need a rest & to be fresher for the big games. Son has looked knackered for a while now.
Also, the more you play the more chance of picking up a injury.
Yeah igula always commits to an answer fully & stands by it. Even if its not a popular opinion. Fair play igula
If I had to, yes I would rest the best players in the league ahead of Europa games against strong opponents. Hopefully it won't be necessary too often though.
The matches that
To Dare Is To Do.
put in red are candidates, but hopefully the likes of Kane can still manage two games a week over the crunch few weeks.
The matches that
To Dare Is To Do.
put in red are candidates, but hopefully the likes of Kane can still manage two games a week over the crunch few weeks.
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I disagree!
No I want to wait and decide at the time of the games rather than make a general statement of making PL games less important now. It may be that at the time of the games I am willing to have them sit in the Palace game (for example) I am just not willing to say now that we should prioritize EL this early ahead of PL games.
Leicester and United are 2 and 3 in the league are arguably having better seasons that anyone would have expected with EL this season.
Liverpool destroyed the league with European football last year, City are running away with the league and somehow managing to get by in Europe as well.
I would love to hear your nonsense evidence that we have been hurt this year by Europa. There is no evidence at all that it has had an effect on us at all this season. In fact during the hectic time that everyone was crying about we were on our best run of the season.
I have to say I don't get how the transfer thing is comparable at all. We know our needs now so it makes sense to talk about them.
We don't know our opponent, we don't know our health, we don't know our form, all of these things should impact our decision on line-ups before games.